I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle – victorious.
VINCE LOMBARDIA man can be as great as he wants to be.
More Vince Lombardi Quotes
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The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group.
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Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.
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I will demand a commitment to excellence and to victory, and that is what life is all about.
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Mental toughness is essential to success.
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Offensively, you do what you do best and you do it again and again. Defensively, you attack your opponent’s strength.
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Success is not a sometimes thing. In other words, you don’t do what is right once in awhile, but all the time. Success is a habit. Winning is a habit.
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It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. Men respond to leadership in a most remarkable way and once you have won his heart, he will follow you anywhere.
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I don’t necessarily have to like my players and associates but as their leader I must love them. Love is loyalty, love is teamwork, love respects the dignity of the individual. This is the strength of any organization.
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I derived my strength from daily mass and communion.
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Errors, mistakes, and humiliations are all necessary steps in the learning process.
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The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It’s your mind you have to convince.
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Choose to achieve perfection. We won’t achieve it because perfection is impossible. But by pursuing perfection, we will achieve excellence.
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If you are five minutes early, you are already ten minutes late.
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It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.
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The joy is in creating, not maintaining.
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